Sonoma State University has been selected as one of eight California State University campuses to participate in an Office of Traffic Safety Grant entitled the CSU Sober Driver Initiative.
The two-year project will attempt to reduce alcohol abuse and drunk driving among CSU students through peer education efforts such as presentations to classes and various student groups.
Sonoma State University's share of the OTS grant will be about $50,000 out of the entire $769,000 award.
"This grant fits in well with our on-going efforts to reduce high-risk drinking," says Rand Link, vice president for student affairs. "SSU was selected because of the increasingly residential nature of the campus and because we already have a peer education program in place as well as an on-going assessment of student alcohol use."
According to Link, Sonoma State University will be working with the State Alcohol and Drug Program and the Alcohol and Beverage Control Agency in conjunction with the grant.
The other CSU campuses receiving a grant include Chico, Fresno, Hayward, Long Beach, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, and San Bernardino.
